PLEASE DO NOT DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THIS PUBLICATION. If yon have no Ifnrther use for it, write to the Geological Survey at Washington and ask for a frank to return it UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SURFACE WATER SUPPLY of the UNITED STATES 1926 PART III OHIO RIVER BASIN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 623 V UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR RAY LYMAN WILBUB, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director Water-Supply Paper 623 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY of the UNITED STATES 1926 PART III OHIO RIVER BASIN NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer A. W. HARRINGTON, A. H. HORTON, LASLEY LEE, J. J. DIRZULAITIS, H. E. GROSBACH, W. R. KING, and E. D. BURCHARD, District Engineers Prepared in cooperation with the STATES OF NEW YORK, WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO, VIRGINIA ILLINOIS, TENNESSEE, NORTH CAROLINA, AND ALABAMA Water Resources Branch, Geological Survey, Box 3106, CapW Ration UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1930 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - - - - Price 50 cents CONTENTS Page Authorization and scope of work____________________________________ 1 Definition of terms_____--_---------------_-_-_-----------_-------- 2 Explanation of data_____-_-_-_-_-----_-_-_________________-_-__.,__ 2 Accuracy of field data and computed results._________________________ 4 Publications_-_-___---_---_--------------___--_-_-_---_----_- _. 5 Cooperation. _________-___-_-_-_-_-_-_---_-____-___-__-___-____.__ 9 Division of work______________-___-_____-_______-_____-___________ 10 Gaging-station records_____________________________________________ 11 Allegheny River Basin-___--_--------____.___________________ 11 Allegheny River at Red House, N. ¥____________________.._. 11 Monongahela River Basin.-____________________________________ 12 Tygart River near Dailey, W. Va_____._____________________ 12 Tygart River at Belington, W. Va____..__________.__________ 14 Tygart River at Fetterman, W. Va________________________ 15 Monongahela River at Lock 15, Hoult, W. Va______________ 17 Middle Fork at Midvale, W. Va_..___________'______ 19 Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va____________________ 21 West Fork at Butcherville, W. Va_._._______________ 22 West Fork at Clarksburg, W. Va.___________________ 24 Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va_________________________ 25 Cheat River near Morgantown, W. ya__--_-_______---_-_-__- 27 Gandy Creek at Horton, W. Va__:.._________________ 28 Laurel Fork at Wymer, W. Va_________________ 29 Glady Fork at Evenwood, W. Va___._____________ 31 Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va__________________________ 33 Shavers Fork at Flint, W. Va_______________________ 34 Shavers Fork at Cheat Bridge, W. Va..._____._______ 36 Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va__________________ 38 Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va._.______________ 40 Beaver River Basin_-_--_-____-________________________________ 41 Mahoning River near Deerfield, Ohio..______________________ 41 Mahoning River at Warren, Ohio_-___________________-_____ 43 Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio.___-_-__-_________-___ 44 West Branch of Mahoning River near Newton Falls, Ohio______ 46 Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio--__-________-____-_-___ 47 Mosquito Creek near Cortland, Ohio------------------------ 48 Meander Creek at Ohlstown, Ohio..... ______________________ 49 Little Beaver Creek Basin---_---__-________________.___________ 50 Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio._______________ 50 Yellow Creek Basin__--_-__-__------______________________-___ 52 Yellow Creek at Hammondsville, Ohio.._____________________ 52 Little Muskingum River_-________-____._______________________ 54 Little Muskingum River at Fay, Ohio-_-_-_-_-__------------ 54 Muskingum River Basin_________-_-___________________________ 55 Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio__________________________ 55 Tuscarawas River at Crystal Spring, Ohio.--____---_-_-_--__- 56 Tuscarawas River near Dover, Ohio_____-______________-_--_ 58 Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio__________________ 59 in IV CONTENTS Gaging-station records Continued. Muskingum River Basin Continued. Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio.---_-_-_---.----.-__-_.-__ 61 Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio___--_--._-_._____ 62 Sandy Creek at Sandyville, Ohio________-___-_____-.___-_____ 64 Nimishillem Creek at North Industry, Ohio___---_--._---_____ 66 Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, Ohio..-__---_---__-.-__._____ 67 Mohican River at Greer, Ohio_--__--_--____-__--__--_.-____ 69 Walhonding River at Pomerene, Ohio--____-___-.___-_________ 71 Rocky Fork near Mansfield, Ohio.-_---__--__--._---.__--__-__ 72 Jerome Fork at Jeromeville, Ohio--___________-.___-___._____ 74 Kokosing River near Millwood, Ohio__-___-___-_-_-.___-._-___ 76 Killbuck Creek at Layland, Ohio_______-___---_---_-_-____ 78 Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio_______.__-.-_._-_._.. 79 Licking River at Toboso, Ohio__-__--__--__---__-.__--_-_-_ 80 Hocking River Basin________________________________.._________ 82 Hocking River near Lancaster, Ohio_._______________________ 82 Hocking River at Athens, Ohio-____________________________ 83 Kanawha River Basin_________________________________________ 85 South Fork of New River at Bowie, N. C._---_---_--_-.-._ 85 South Fork of New River near Jefferson, N. C_.______________ 86 New River at Eggleston, Va__________-_-_---_---__-______ 89 New River near Hinton, W. Va_______-_______-___-___-_____ 90 North Fork of New River near Warrensville, N. C_--_---__-__ 92 Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va______-___-___-_-_-_-___ 94 Gauley River near Leande'r, W. Va--__-___-__--__--_-_-_-___ 96 Raccoon Creek Basin__________________________________________ 98 Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio _________________________ 98 Big Sandy River Basin_________________________________________ 99 Russell Fork at Haysi, Va______-__-----____----_---___-__ 99 Pound River near Haysi, Va____-___-_-___---_---__-_-__-_ 100 Scioto River Basin______________-_______-_---_-___-___--______ 101 Scioto River at Larue, Ohio______________________-_______-_ 101 Scioto River at Prospect, Ohio_--_--_-----__-----_-_-_--_- 102 Scioto River near Dublin, Ohio-___-_____-___--__--_-------- 104 Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio____-_-_______--_---__------- 105 Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio.--------------------------- 107 Little Scioto River near Marion, Ohio.___________--___-_---_ 108 Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio-__--_-__-----_--------- 110 Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio________-_____.___-____. 112 Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio___-___-_---__--_---_---.----- 113 Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio---...---------------------- 115 Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio____-_---_-------.--------- 116 Little Salt Creek near Jackson, Ohio__ ____---__-__-_--_--_ 118 Whiteoak Creek Basin____________-__--__-_---------------.----- 119 Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio,.____________________ 119 Little Miami River Basin___-_-__---__-_--_-----_-----_-------- 121 Little Miami River at Spring Valley, Ohio_. _____________ 121 Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio__------__---_----------- 123 East Fork of Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio___ --___ 124 Licking River Basin..-___-___-.----._----------------------.----- 125 Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky___-_-_---_------------ 125 Miami River Basin__--__--_---_----------------------------- - 127 Miami River at Sidney, Ohio.____________-__----_-------. .- 127 Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio...____-_-___--_----------- 129 CONTENTS Gaging-station records Continued. Miami River Basin Continued. Miami River at Dayton, Ohio_____-__---------------------- 131 Miami River near Miamisburg, Ohio--..------------------.- 132 Miami River at Venice, Ohio------------------------------- 134 Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio------------------------- 135 Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio. _ - - 137 Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio --------------------- 139 Greenville Creek near Greenville, Ohio__.__--------.--------_ 141 Mad River near Urbana, Ohio.-____------_----------------. 142 Mad River near Springfield, Ohio-_____-_---_--------------- 144 Mad River near Dayton, Ohio.--.-------------------------- 146 Buck Creek at Springfield, Ohio ___-__-__-_---_-------_. 147 Kentucky River Basin_______________-------_---------------_-- 149 Kentucky River at Lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky--_--_----__-__ 149 Kentucky River at Lock 10, near Winchester, Ky..-----.-..-. 150 Kentucky River at Lock 7, at Highbridge, Ky_----------- _ 152 Kentucky River at Lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky___-__--__--__-__ 154 South Fork of Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky_----------_. 155 Green River Basin.__-___________-__-__--------_--.----------- 157 Green River at Lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky_---_--_---------_- 157 Barren River at Lock 1, at Greencastle, Ky_-___-_-___-_-____ 159 Wabash River Basin________-_____-__..__-------------------- 160 Wabash River at Logansport, Ind..------------------------- 160 Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, Ill_-___-_------------------- 162 Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111.-_ -_ 163 Saline River Basin._________-__-__--_--_------_------_-------- 164 Middle Fork of Saline River near Harrisburg, 111._____________ 164 Cumberland River Basin___________--_^----__------_----------- 166 Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky____-------_--_-_----- 166 Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky_ --_--_____-_- 167 Cumberland River at Burnside, Ky.__---------------_-_»---- 169 Cumberland River at Celina, Tenn.____-__-_---_----_----__- 171 Cumberland River at Carthage, Tenn____________---_-__--__ 173 Cumberland River at Nashville, Tenn_____-__---------_-_---